1 I received a beautiful message from Ammar this morning that has set me up for the day. He was saying thank you for the lovely time we all spent together last week
2 I made the simplest and one of the most tasty lunches today – Puy Lentils with Tomatoes, Basil and Mozzarella and we ate it with a selection of leaves from our garden.
3 I had an email from my brother today about our reunion in July and asking if he could take The Family Bible back to Munich with him as it should be with him as he is the oldest of the four of us. That prompted me to go to it to have another look. A Family Bible has pages between the Old and New Testaments for the family to record Births, Marriages and Deaths so this is an invaluable family document. It was a present to my Great Grandmother on her marriage in 1885. There is a red marker between Luke IX and X but unfortunately I don’t know its significance.
I am a Humanist, not a Christian, nevertheless I find this a most beautiful book. It contains some amazing historical coloured maps of biblical regions, which have changed dramatically over the last 128 years.
Have a look through the gallery below for lots of fascinating photos.
Ingredients for a delicious and very quick lunch
Ingredients tossed together and served with our own leaves straight from the garden
The Family Bible
Beautifully tooled spine of the Family Bible
Dedication to my Great Grandmother on my Mother’s side (not the Suffragette)
‘Egypt, The Sinai Peninsular and The Promised Land’ – Map from 1885
‘Canaan as Divided Between the Tribes’ map c. 1885
‘Palestine in the Time of Our Saviour’ – map c 1885
Map c. 1885 ‘Illustrating the Missionary Journeys and Last Voyage of the Apostle Paul’
Register of Births
Register of Marriages
Register of Deaths
A Red Marker
Tags: 1885, Ammar, Bible, Births, Canaan, Deaths, Egypt, garden, Great Grandmother, leaves, love, Luke IX, Luke X, Marriages, messages, Munich, New Testament, Old Testament, Palestine, Paul the Apostle, Postaday, Puy Lentils with Tomatoes Basil and Mozzarella, respect, simple lunch, The Family Bible
1 The French lavender is still beautiful even as it fades.
Fading French lavender
2 I had cooked Lettuce with Peas the French way before but never tried Little Gems grilled or fried. I did them in just a smear of butter in the non-stick pan and served them with Halloumi Peppers and they were delicious!
Little Gem lettuces fried
Halloumi Peppers with Little Gem Lettuces and Spring Onion
3 At almost 10pm after the match (which we won!) the light was still good and I took this shot up the garden. The pinks in the foreground smelled absolutely lovely.
10pm in our garden 19th June 2012
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1 Going into the kitchen very early this morning, the sun was streaming in and just caught these beautiful baby tomatoes in their bowl making them glow.
Early morning sunbeams on the Pomodorinos
2 I love the smell of washing dried outdoors in the wind and sun. I take in lungfuls of the smell!
3 As you can see, I’m just a bit obsessed by the sunshine today! Here’s the setting sun on the fence making that glow.
Fence glowing in the setting sun
Tags: food, nature, plants, Postaday, setting sun, sunlight, sunshine, tomatoes, washing drying in the sunshine
1 Lovely cards and phone calls today for Mr S and my dear Dad (1916-2004) in my head all day.
2 Purple is one of my favourite colours (along with green – which with white, makes up the Suffragette colours, of which more in another post) Do click on the photo to see the furriness of the centre section, it’s so beautiful!
What’s left when the poppy petals have all dropped
Beautiful French Lavender
I wish you could smell this as well as see it – so lovely.
3 Singing tonight with the Treggies blew a touch of the blues away! We laugh, we sing and we sometimes cry! One song, ‘The Soldier’s Farewell’ is particularly moving and was, apparently, also sung by Cornish tin miners on the station as they were about to emigrate and leave their families far behind.
Tags: 'The Soldiers' Farewell', cornish, cornish tin, Dad, dear dad, emigrate, families, Father's Day, french lavender, green, lavender, lovely cards, poppy, Postaday, purple, Suffragette, The Treggies, tin miners, touch of the blues, white
1 It has been Murdoch Day in Redruth, celebrating the inventions of this Redruth man.It was lovely to see our small town so busy and vibrant.
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The Murdoch Flyer
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Replica Flyer being fired up
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William Murdoch
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Plantain with halo
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Lemon Curd
2 Walking home I saw the halo around this plantain – so beautiful!
Plantain with halo
3 I spent the afternoon making more of Mum’s lemon Curd. I’ll put the recipe up soon.
Lemon Curd in little jars
and I just have to add another beautiful thng I was too late for yesterday…..
….Danny Welbeck’s goal! I watch the football with Mr S, often reading or knitting at the same time. I do enjoy a good game and just loved the amazingly deft footwork and the beautiful back heel that resulted in England’s 3rd goal last night!
Tags: cornwall, Danny Welbeck, deft footwork, England, football, football match, goal, halo, lemon curd, Murdoch Day, plantain, Postaday, recipe, Redruth, Sweden
1 Beautiful news about the safe arrival of Ionie, 3.4kg, in Munich, first baby for my nephew and his wife. I’ll have to get busy on the Sally-boots!
2 Today’s very beautiful rain-drenched flowers in our garden.
Maigold, a rambling rose
Clematis Niobe, such a rich colour
3 Finished reading ‘the earth hums in b flat’ by Mari Strachan, a delightful novel about growing up that begins “I fly in my sleep every night.” I loved that opening as I spent many of my childhood nights flying too! The novel is intriguing, full of childish misconceptions and a growing sense of self.
‘the earth mums in B flat’ by Mari Strachan
Tags: clematis, flowers, growing up, home, Maigold rambling rose, Mari Strachan, Munich, nature, new baby, Niobe, plants, Postaday, safe arrival, the earth hums in b flat
1 Singing with The Suitcases and Claire is always beautiful, rain or not. One of our choir-babies was with us as well as the daughter of a very good friend and they had great fun together. If you look carefully, you’ll see the Sally-boots which have been pulled off!
Beautiful new friends
2 We’re keeping Jake’s lovely models until his next visit. (I know, he may have lost interest!)
Jake’s models – the hangar made with Mikki, the aeroplane made with Mr S and the rockets made with his Mum and me.
3 I made these deliciously wicked puds for KJ and Lucy’s last night and we finished them off today. The recipe came from http://thenutritionguruandthechef.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/creamy-white-chocolate-chai-and-vanilla-pots/
Creamy White Chocolate Chai and Vanilla Pots
Tags: Claire Ingleheart, Creamy White Chocolate Chai and Vanilla Pots, dessert, food, friendship, Jake, models, Postaday, pud, Sally-boots, singing, The Suitcases
1 Heavy rain all night and I went out first thing to take these gorgeous photos of raindrops. Click to enlarge.
Raindrops on a poppy bud about to open
Raindrops on a poppy
Fallen sepal with raindrops. This is my favourite today.
2 Today, Lucy and I used our Christmas present vouchers from KJ to have a massage each at St Michael’s Spa in Falmouth – beautiful smells and a great sense of relaxation.
St Michael’s Spa, Falmouth
3 While I was out, Mr S put the baby gates, the fireguard and the buggy back in the attic but he left the toys and the wet-suit that stay here on the stairs for me to see as I came in. Beautiful!
Toys and a wet-suit waiting to go upstairs until the next visit
Tags: baby gate, buggy, Christmas, christmas presents, Falmouth., fireguard, heavy rain, massage, poppies, poppy, Postaday, raindrops, sense of relaxation, St Michael's Spa, toys, wet suit
We have had the most beautiful day today! First we had a walk along the Flat Lode Trail to find a tin mine for Jake and this afternoon we went off to The Lost Gardens of Heligan to find the Giant and the Mud Maid.
I’m going to tell it through photos – enjoy! Click on the first one and then click the arrows on the right to get the whole story.
In the carry-sack
Setting off on our walk
Uphill in knee deep grass
Looking at the view
Having a shoulder ride
Beautiful honeysuckle
St Uny Engine House
Horse knee-deep in buttercups
Jake’s turn in the carry-sack
Beautiful Heligan
Just look at the detail in this foxglove flower
Down the path to the glade
The putto in the pond
The Bee Boles
Information about the Bee Boles
Jake under the Gunnera
“I’m going up this path!”
Admiring the dove cote
Setting off to find the Giant
Beautiful wild flower patch
Contrast – old leaves and new growth
Jake has just whispered to the Giant, “We’ve found you! We are friendly faces!”
The very beautiful and serene Mud Maid
Children pyjamaed and ready for the five hour drive home
And now they’ve gone home and the house feels very quiet and empty!
Tags: arts, Great Flat Lode Trail, Heligan Gardens, illustration, nature, outdoors, Pete Hill, Postaday, sculpture, St Uny Engine House, Sue Hill, The Heligan Giant, The Mud Maid, travel, vacation
1 I love the vibrant beauty of dandelions!
These were growing at the side of the beach in Porthtowan.
2 We determined to go to the beach at Porthtowan whatever the weather today and, although a bit chilly, we had lots of fun. Jake in his little wet-suit, played in the very cold water!
Jake in the stream
Tabitha loved running about on the sand
3 We followed these adventures with beautiful hot chocolates at The Blue Bar Porthtowan where we met Claire and Ammar which was rather special.
Hot Chocolate
Jake cooling his hot chocolate down
Playing with Ammar
PS The lovely Anni of http://globalanni.wordpress.com/ has very kindly nominated me for the Beautiful Blogger award about which I am delighted and which I will sort out when the family have gone home. Thank you very much, Anni!
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